A lovely basa dish where the fish is infused with the citrusy punch of the Baja marinade
New Mexico basa fish in banana leaf
Ingredients
Baja-marinated basa fish – 1 no; Banana leaf – 1; Fresh lime – one half; Parsley sprig – 1;
Method
Take a banana leaf and arrange the marinated fish.
Fold well from all sides and put it in a pan.
Cover with silver foil to avoid the banana leaf from burning.
Cook the fish with the pan in the pizza oven for seven minutes.
After that check the doneness of the fish and cook for another one minute if required.
Once done, carefully place the basa on one side of platter plate.
Garnish with half a lemon and parsley sprig.
Serve hot with appropriate sides.
(The dish is from the special menu of Mexifornia promotion at California Pizza Kitchen, Gurgaon)
Chef Bakul Kodikal is the Brand Chef at California Pizza Kitchen (CPK). He has been associated with JSM Corp since March 2010. Having launched the first CPK in Mumbai, Chef Bakul further went on to open eight more across India, in Gurgaon, Chennai and Bangalore. He has been instrumental in making CPK India the first global franchisee to have zero imports with all sauces, dough and desserts being made in-house by setting up a commissary in Mumbai.
